The Economics of Knowledge, Innovation and Systemic Technology Policy by Francesco Crespi

The Economics of Knowledge, Innovation and Systemic Technology Policy by Francesco Crespi

There is wide consensus on the importance of knowledge for economic growth and local development patterns. This book proposes a view of knowledge as a collective, systemic and evolutionary process that enables agents and social systems to overcome the challenges of the limits to growth. It brings together new conceptual and empirical contributions, analysing the relationship between demand and supply factors and the rate and direction of technological change. It also examines the different elements that compose innovation systems. The Economics of Knowledge, Innovation and Systemic Technology Policy provides the background for the development of an integrated framework for the analysis of systemic policy instruments and their mutual interaction the socio-political and economic conditions of the surrounding environment. These aspects have long been neglected in innovation policy, as policymakers, academics and the business community, have mostly emphasized the benefits of supply side strategies. However, a better understanding of innovation policies grafted on a complexity-based approach calls for the appreciation of the mutual interactions between both supply and demand aspects, and it is likely to improve the actual design of policy measures. This book will help readers to understand the foundations and working of demand-driven innovation policies by stressing the importance of compent and smart demand.

Francesco Crespi is Associate Professor at the Department of Economics of Roma Tre University, and Research Associate at the Bureau of Research on Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge (BRICK), Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy. Francesco Quatraro is Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Statistics of University of Torino, and Research Associate at the Bureau of Research on Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge (BRICK), Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy and at the GREDEG, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780415703017
ISBN 10	0415703018
Title	The Economics of Knowledge, Innovation and Systemic Technology Policy
Author	Francesco Crespi
Series	Routledge Studies In Global Competition
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2015-05-08
Number of pages	394
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note	Unavailable